Larry Bird vs. Red Morrison Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Morrison and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Larry Bird

vs.

Red Morrison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Red Morrison: 1954-55 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Red Morrison 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Red Morrison 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Red Morrison 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Red Morrison 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Red Morrison 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Red Morrison 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Red Morrison 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Red Morrison 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Red Morrison 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Red Morrison 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Red Morrison 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Red Morrison 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Red Morrison 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Red Morrison - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Red Morrison - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Red Morrison 555

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Red Morrison 822

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Red Morrison 135

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Red Morrison - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Red Morrison - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Red Morrison 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Red Morrison .396

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Red Morrison - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Red Morrison .572

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Red Morrison 4.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Red Morrison 6.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Red Morrison 1.2 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Red Morrison - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Red Morrison - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Red Morrison 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Red Morrison 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Red Morrison 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Red Morrison - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Red Morrison - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Red Morrison 11

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Red Morrison 25

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Red Morrison 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Red Morrison - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Red Morrison - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Red Morrison 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Red Morrison .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Red Morrison - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Red Morrison .143

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Red Morrison 1.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Red Morrison 3.7 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Red Morrison 0.1 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Red Morrison - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Red Morrison - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.